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Kermit Kong's 6DOF Project

Discussion in 'DIY Motion Simulator Projects' started by kermitkong, Jun 15, 2016.

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  1. noorbeast

    noorbeast VR Tassie Devil Staff Member Moderator Race Director

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    Nice work...it is always a relief to hook it all up and have it work :thumbs
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    noorbeast, Jul 2, 2016
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  2. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    today i finally mounted the "regen energy buffer". This is very important to secure your motor-driver-bridges from returning energy from the motor during direction changes or a brake.
    The excess energy capacity from the motors are temporay stored into the 24V/1.3Ah lead-acid gel batteries.
    regen_energy_buffer.JPG
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    Last edited: Jul 5, 2016
    kermitkong, Jul 4, 2016
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  3. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    next level arrived !

    swash plate assembled and under test :cheers
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    kermitkong, Jul 5, 2016
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  4. Archie

    Archie Eternal tinkerer

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    First thing I think: "I must build a motion Sim" - * Feverishly Builds Sim, consumed for months *

    Last thing I think: "Will it fit through a door" - Crap!
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    Archie, Jul 7, 2016
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  5. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Hehe, this was also my first thought,
    But I made it, now I've a motion seat in my hobby-room which does NOT fit through the door..... Now I think it's doesn't matter, I never will move this monster, so everything is fine, I'm happy :)
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    kermitkong, Jul 7, 2016
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  6. Archie

    Archie Eternal tinkerer

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    I did the same with my first build. Love your 6DOF. I'm very envious of anyone who makes a 6 DOF :)
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    Archie, Jul 7, 2016
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  7. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Seat mounted !
    image.jpeg
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    kermitkong, Jul 7, 2016
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  8. SeatTime

    SeatTime Well-Known Member

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    I may be looking at this all wrong, but how do the batteries get on with the changing polarity from the motor?
    SeatTime, Jul 7, 2016
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  9. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi,

    This is a principle circuit design to explain how this works together. If you have questions please feel free to ask !

    image.jpeg
    kermitkong, Jul 7, 2016
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  10. SeatTime

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    My Motion Simulator:
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    That's fine just wondered how you were doing it. FI on the MMs, capacitors are used on the driver card itself to do the same thing.

    MMs Application Data.jpg
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    SeatTime, Jul 7, 2016
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  11. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi @SeatTime ,
    I've also a 22000uF cap installed,
    But the regen voltage from motors back to the power supply jumps up to 36 volt (without my battery buffer). And this is really bad for the power supply and the motor driver board . I already distroid both of them one time. With the buffer circuit the regen voltage is limited to about 25V this is absolutely fine.
    Last edited: Jul 7, 2016
    kermitkong, Jul 7, 2016
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  12. SilentChill

    SilentChill Problem Maker

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    I have not had that problem @kermitkong and I have been running my 6DOF for nearly 12 months. I have just put 1000uf caps on the MM's and they are ok. Only problem I have had is the cheap chinese MM's being poorly manufactured
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    SilentChill, Jul 7, 2016
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  13. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    I See,
    I use the roboclaw 2x60A boards .
    And with my 6 heavy 24v/490W motors I've definitely this issue and the 22000uF or even 44000uF isn't enough. That's the reason why I'm using batteries to store energy temporary.
    And this works quite good now :)

    Hey @SilentChill thanks again for all your effort on the elite plugin project !!! Awesome!
    kermitkong, Jul 7, 2016
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  14. SilentChill

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    Ahh of course you are, sorry getting my wires crossed with all these 6DOF's being built thought you had MM's
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    SilentChill, Jul 7, 2016
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  15. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Here we go,

    1st ride on my 6DOF motion seat :cheers
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    kermitkong, Jul 9, 2016
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  16. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Since that the Hotas warthog doesn't have gearing on the stick,I installed foot-pedals for gearing (same like in a helicopter ).

    image.jpeg
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    kermitkong, Jul 14, 2016
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    Nice Pedals. Where are those from?
    Archie, Jul 15, 2016
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  18. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    kermitkong, Jul 15, 2016
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  19. Justin Dail

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    Very nice build looks and performs fantastic I'm looking to use the same type of gear box do you have a link the smallest I've found so far is 56c
    Justin Dail, Jul 25, 2016
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  20. kermitkong

    kermitkong Active Member Gold Contributor

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    Hi @Justin Dail ,

    I use size 040 for the gearboxes, smaller is too fragile I would say. The gearboxes were about 60 USD each.

    I will check for a weblink where I'm bought it. Keep tuned ...
    kermitkong, Jul 25, 2016
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